A scorpion is a predatory arthropod animal.
Wales Rugby League is the national governing body for rugby league football in Wales.
Jordan James is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 2000s and 2010s.
The Gnoll in Neath, Wales is a sports ground, with a capacity of 6,000. It is used primarily for rugby union and rugby league, although it has also been used previously for association football and cricket. The stadium has hosted international rugby matches, with it being the home ground of the Wales women's national rugby union team, and men's matches included one during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup against the Cook Islands.
Geraint Rhys Davies, is a Welsh former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level in Super League for the Crusaders, on loan from the Crusaders at South Wales Scorpions and the Limoux Grizzlies as a second-row or loose forward, and played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli Scarlets (Academy). He is also known as “the Welsh Phil Mitchell”, and claimed this title when he lost in a 100m race to Steve McFadden during a charity event in Hendy park where Geraint used to conduct his sprint training.
Aled James is a Welsh rugby league player-coach for the South Wales Scorpions in the Championship 1. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League, as a centre or wing.
Johnathon Ford is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He mainly plays in the halves but is also comfortable slotting into fullback and centre.
Lloyd White is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
The 2010 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, Hunslet Hawks, were promoted to the Co-operative Championship along with play-off winners, York City Knights. There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK.
Christiaan Roets is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a wing, centre or second-row for the West Wales Raiders in Betfred League 1.
Steve Parry is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays for the West Wales Raiders in Betfred League 1, and at representative level for Wales. He previously played at club level for the Cardiff Demons and the South Wales Scorpions as a stand-off or hooker.
Jamie Murphy is a Welsh rugby league player currently for the West Wales Raiders in the RFL League 1. His position is at centre. He previously played rugby union for Bridgend Ravens & Newport RFC Aberavon Wizards, and Ospreys.
Lewis Reece is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays at Second-row, Centre, Wing, Fullback for West Wales Raiders in the Betfred Championship
The Crusaders Colts were established as a feeder team for the Celtic Crusaders rugby league team, and participated in the Rugby League Conference National Division in 2008. The side was set up as a joint venture by the Crusaders club and the Wales Rugby League board to allow Welsh players to play a higher level of rugby than the current Welsh Premier division which was made up of all the other Welsh teams across South Wales. The Crusaders Colts were coached by Dan Clements, and won the Conference National in their only season, coming second in the league table by losing just three matches, but eventually winning the Grand Final by beating Bramley Buffaloes 26–4. However, due to the Celtic Crusaders promotion into Super League, the team were disbanded and a new reserve grade side was established solely by the club for the 2009 season. The team played in a striped gold and black shirt, with black shorts and socks. Many of the Colts players went on to represent Wales at various levels, play in the Crusaders first team, or joined the South Wales Scorpions.
Dominic Crosby is a former rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Betfred Super League.
James Greenwood is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and prop for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.
Dafydd Hellard is a Welsh rugby league footballer, and coach. He is on the books of Championship 1 club South Wales Scorpions, and is also player-coach at Conference League South club Valley Cougars, as a wing.
Morgan Luc Evans is a Welsh rugby league footballer who plays for the West Wales Raiders in The Betfred League 1. He began his career playing with his university rugby league team and made his début with the Wales national rugby league team, in 2014 in a charity match against the Keighley Cougars. In 2015, he played prop during Wales's successful European Cup campaign. As well as the West Wales Raiders, he has also played for the clubs Gloucestershire All Golds, South Wales Scorpions and Coventry Bears.
Haydn Peacock is a professional rugby league footballer, often playing as a Centre, Wing, Fullback early in his career, but more recently as a Second-row. Born in Australia, he played for the Cronulla Sharks between 2006-2012 before signing with the South Wales Scorpions for 2013. He has played in France for Limoux Grizzlies in 2013-14 followed by AS Carcassonne since 2014, and international matches for the Ireland since October 2014.
The West Wales Raiders are a professional rugby league club based in Llanelli, Wales, following a move from Merthyr Tydfil. They play in League 1, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. The club was formed in 2009 as South Wales Scorpions, initially playing at The Gnoll in Neath before spells at Caerphilly, Mountain Ash and Maesteg. The club was rebranded to South Wales Ironmen to coincide with the move to Merthyr Tydfil in 2017. In July 2017 it was announced that following a takeover the club would be relocating to Llanelli and play their remaining home matches at Stebonheath Park. From 2018 they have been known as West Wales Raiders, the name of the club based at Stebonheath.
